3/10 Men's NCAA + NIT Seed List
A ton of exciting bubble drama yesterday as some bubbles were burst, some buzzer-beaters saved seasons and some teams are now left waiting with bated breath to hear their fate on Selection Sunday. Here’s the recap:
Wake Forest suffers an excruciating loss to Quad 3 Boston College. With just one Quad 1 win, the Demon Deacons are on the precipice of falling out of the field, moving from the highest 10 seed all the way to the third to last team in my seed list
Xavier’s chances are done after losing to Butler, completing their season collapse over the last month. The Musketeers sit in the Next 4 Out section with no way to improve their résumé
Virginia Tech saves its season with a buzzer-beating overtime victory against Clemson. The Hokies are tied with Texas A&M for the fourth team out of the field currently and will need to upset Notre Dame to have any chance at earning an at-large selection
For the NIT, Iona’s stunning loss in the MAAC Quarterfinals knocks them out of NCAA contention and into the consolation tournament
Also, West Virginia’s victory over Kansas State pushes them back to .500 overall and eligibility for the NIT. However, they will have to upset top seed Kansas to stay eligible. Richmond and Grand Canyon are shoved aside for Iona and West Virginia
Seed List
Gonzaga, Baylor, Arizona, Kansas
Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Villanova
Purdue, Duke, Wisconsin, Houston
Texas Tech, UCLA, Illinois, Providence
Arkansas, Texas, St. Mary’s, Murray State
Connecticut, Iowa, LSU, North Carolina
Colorado State, Southern California, Alabama, Ohio State
Michigan State, Seton Hall, Boise State, Iowa State
San Diego State, Loyola Chicago, Davidson, San Francisco
TCU, Michigan, Marquette, SMU
Notre Dame, Memphis, North Texas, Miami FL
Wyoming, VCU*, Wake Forest*, South Dakota State, Oklahoma*, Creighton*
Chattanooga, Vermont, Toledo, New Mexico State
Princeton, Longwood, Montana State, Norfolk State
Long Beach State, Delaware, Jacksonville State, St. Peter’s
Georgia State, Colgate, Bryant, Nicholls State, Wright State, Alcorn State
*Last 4 In
NIT Seed List
Indiana, BYU, Florida, Virginia Tech
Texas A&M, Xavier, Dayton, Rutgers
Belmont, UAB, St. Bonaventure, South Carolina
Colorado, Saint Louis, Virginia, West Virginia
Mississippi State, Iona, Oregon, Santa Clara
Towson, Drake, UCF, Missouri State
St. John’s, Vanderbilt, Florida State, Wichita State
Temple, Northern Iowa, Texas State, Cleveland State
First 4 Out: Richmond, Grand Canyon, Washington State, Louisiana Tech